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It takes a great deal of planning and experience in executing the perfect race course and things that go into making it a smooth run have been meticulously taken care of. One of the most important aspects of a marathon is the path provided for the run. The start to finish route...

Today I ran the HM #127 at Juhu as part of my training run with my trainees from Zippers Club. I ran under rather trying circumstances. On Tuesday and Wednesday this week I was in Guwahati. On Thursday and Friday I was in Aurangabad. Not exactly a great week of rest, good...

In race design, various aspects of the running route have to be given due care so that runner safety and experience is not compromised. In most runs, I have seen the least amount of care is given to the de acceleration zone. In fact, probably if there is one zone that needs a...

Surendra Dasadia is now training to run his 4th Half Marathon after his cardiac bypass surgery. Today we had the opportunity to test him after his earlier test of 4 months back. He came out tops showing that dedication and intent can lead you back to good health. Some progress...

    This is something that used to confuse me a lot when I was a new initiate into the world of running. It helps to clarify these two terms and also why we talk in terms of Pace rather than Speed when we run. Most newcomers to running come from a background where their...

This is a collection of a series of posts that were made on different dates, in various Internet fora, when a runner called SD was trained by me to run the Half Marathon of SCMM in Jan 2012. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRODUCTORY POST – Dec, 16,2011 For a long time I was...

When I ran the Half Marathon of July on Sunday July 1st as part of the Bandra-NCPA run all that I consumed was water..just plain water. Even though the following were on offer I DID NOT consume